$1500 Gaming PC (Redux)

[Plankydude]

About just under a Month ago I posted about a PC I was going to build, then money was no longer an option and it was a no show.  A month later, I am back to where I was financially and I am ready to build me a strong PC.  I am trying to make this PC as strong and reliable as I can within a $1500 limit.  This includes the peripherals.  I am going to be using this PC for very heavy gaming and video editing, and a little bit of audio production.  I would like to keep the color scheme I have for it, which is White/Blue.  Here is what I have, but if you have any suggestions, or even a completely different build, please help me out any way you can:

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Bd6Wxr
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Bd6Wxr/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($257.98 @ Newegg) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i GTX 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($104.99 @ Best Buy) 
Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($97.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($68.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($69.69 @ NCIX US) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($51.99 @ NCIX US) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 390X 8GB Double Dissipation Video Card  ($379.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Thermaltake Chaser A31 Snow White ATX Mid Tower Case  ($82.25 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($80.10 @ Amazon) 
Wireless Network Adapter: Gigabyte GC-WB867D-I 802.11a/b/g/n/ac PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter  ($36.10 @ Amazon) 
Fan Controller: NZXT SENTRY 3 Fan Controller  ($34.99 @ Best Buy) 
Monitor: Acer G257HU smidpx 60Hz 25.0" Monitor  ($267.58 @ Newegg) 
Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $1562.62
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-05 00:25 EST-0500

[HKZeroFive]

A few things:

 

-I see very little reason to get a Z97 and a premium cooler for the Xeon 1231 v3 since you'll getting very little results from BCLK overclocking (which is really the only method of OC'ing on this CPU). Get a H97 and a cheaper air cooler instead (or none at all if you don't mind noise - just use the stock cooler).

 

-Change out that PSU. Any SeaSonic or XFX 600-650W would do. If you don't mind spending a little more, a EVGA 650W G2 would work great (the EVGA 650W GS is still a good option for a bit cheaper).

[cortexcortex]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($174.89 @ OutletPC) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($24.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($86.89 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($37.88 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($67.88 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card  ($649.99 @ B&H) 
Case: Thermaltake Chaser A31 Snow White ATX Mid Tower Case  ($66.78 @ Mac Mall) 
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($98.98 @ Newegg) 
Wireless Network Adapter: Gigabyte GC-WB867D-I 802.11a/b/g/n/ac PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter  ($29.89 @ OutletPC) 
Fan Controller: NZXT SENTRY 3 Fan Controller  ($29.88 @ OutletPC) 
Monitor: BenQ GW2760HS 60Hz 27.0" Monitor  ($179.99 @ B&H) 
Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse  ($24.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $1522.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-05 00:38 EST-0500

[MoonSpot]

I'd vote for a larger SSD, and probably not a samsung.  Lots of reputable choices for 240/256GB at around the $100 mark.  It just makes life easier when your C: has more breathing room.  Can make saving games faster when they start piling up in the my documents folder and you're unable to change its path, cause once your OS drive breaches the 50% full mark most SSDs performance starts to go down....So yea...bigger is just better.

[brob]

While the stock cpu cooler will do a decent job, a Hyper 212 EVO will run quieter and do a better cooling job.

 

I would also suggest a different motherboard. It can control the case fans, eliminating the need for a fan controller.

 

A larger ssd and better psu round out my suggestions.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($244.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($29.44 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus H97-PLUS ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($99.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($68.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($84.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 390X 8GB Double Dissipation Video Card  ($379.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Thermaltake Chaser A31 Snow White ATX Mid Tower Case  ($66.78 @ Mac Mall)
Power Supply: EVGA 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Wireless Network Adapter: Gigabyte GC-WB867D-I 802.11a/b/g/n/ac PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter  ($29.89 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Acer G257HU smidpx 60Hz 25.0" Monitor  ($259.99 @ B&H)
Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse  ($25.59 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $1410.42
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-05 00:37 EST-0500